Edwin E. Steussy

Bruce Wolk Scholarship

Sole Recipient, 2011

Merit scholarship awarded to an entering student bringing skills from mathematics and the physical sciences to the legal profession. Awarded by the former Dean of the UC Davis Law School.

Registered Patent Agent

US Patent and Trademark Office Number 68365

Passed the USPTO Patent Bar on April 4, 2011. Certified to prosecute patents with the PTO.

Solon Enterprises, Inc./Apogee Communications, Inc.

Language Localization for Videogame Industry 2003-Present

CEO/Founder. Over 400 contract employees in over 50 countries. Projects developed in up to 45 languages, requiring translation, proofing, verification and engineering. Titles include megaprojects such as Star Wars, Call of Duty, Civilization, Railroad Tycoon and others.

• Legal translation delivery: End User Agreements and Copyright Statements.

• Elected by peers to IDGA Localization SIG Steering Committee. Term Jan. 2011 to Dec. 2012.

Mars Publishing, Inc.

Contract and General Publisher, Los Angeles, 1997 to 2003

CEO/Founder. Published, distributed and sold over 56 titles to the general public, including The Parent's Guide to Raising Bilingual Children. Premiere contract house for videogame industry turnkey development of user manuals and strategy guides. Clients include Electronic Arts, Disney, Take 2 Interactive, THQ and others.

• Headquartered on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles.

• Total of six fulltime employees and a headcount of over 50 contractors.

Vladivostok Computers, Ltd.

High Tech Distribution, Vladivostok, Russia 1993 to 1995

CEO/Founder. Largest computer technology distribution house in Russia outside of Moscow. Contracts with Apple Computer, Microsoft, Acer, American Power Conversion and other technology leaders. Hired a total of eight employees, developed a sales territory throughout Eastern Russia to Novosibirsk. Full profit and loss responsibilities.

• Exclusive representative of Apple Computer in Eastern Russia, under contract with RUI Apple Computer.

Northwestern University

BA Physics

Member of the elite Integrated Science Program. All honors studies in mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology. Minor studies in economics (unofficial). Russian language studies.

Stockholm University

Graduate Studies, Political Science

Graduate studies, including research into Scandinavian political development in the twentieth century. Curriculum including extensive travel in Europe and Asia. Swedish language studies.

Indiana University

Graduate Studies, Chinese Language

Graduate studies in Mandarin Chinese. Development of written and spoken skills. Included classroom development in Bloomington, Indiana as well as personally motivated in situ studies in Taichung and Taipei, Taiwan.

Kaplan Graduate Faculty Member

2010 to Present

Teaching mathematics, logic, reasoning and strategies for the GMAT and GRE test cycles. Lectures on the campuses of UC Davis, UC San Diego and CSU San Bernardino.

Public Speaking and Presentation

Suzhou, China: “The Market for Games Localization in China and the Rest of the World”, Localization Industry Standards Association Focus. June 29, 2010. Top rated speech at the conference. Presented in Chinese and English.

San Francisco, California: “Global Game Localization Business”, Game Designers’ Conference, San Francisco, California. March 9, 2010. Comparisons and change between US, Japanese and European publishers.